Really loved the lamps featured here. I'm jealous of the whole setup, including the Vitsoe shelving. Saving this for inspiration when I need to revamp my home setup. Thanks for sharing!
I'll note that many of the glass blocks they use are available all over, for a few dollars. I bought a few Doric glass blocks, stuck some diffused LED strips below them, and printed a stand/enclosure, all for under $15. Good gift for friends.
I fantasized about the possibilities of decorating a place, when said decorations do not need to be proofed against wanton destruction by young children
How does it fare with modern LED bulbs? I imagine the placement of the reflectors assumes an almost-point source of light like a filament would provide, but most LED bulbs now have a plane of LEDs inside a frosted shell.
I guess would it make a noticeable difference to put an LED faux filament bulb in here? Or is it just not as fussy as I'm imagining?
Had to look it up. The cable coming out of the middle section is unfortunate. I get it's supposed to be vaguely anthropomorphic so that's like a tail or something but... come on.
One lamp featured was a "mini Tizio". I bought the full-size one many, many years ago. (E.g. uses a Halogen bulb.) This article prompted me to think... So I just Goolged it. My vintage Tizio is now selling for about $1,200. (Cannot remember what I spent, but very likely my <$150 filter kicked in when buying.) So if you like these lights, maybe consider the cost an investment. If after a few decades you may want to sell, and you might do well. Note: My Tizio is not for sale as it is a superb desk lamp.
Alas, a good-condition Tizio usually sells for around $200-$350 used, depending on the exact model. First-generation models may go a little higher, like $500-$600. I bought mine a couple of years ago for about €250.
If you browse sites like 1stdibs or Pamono, you're going to see dramatically inflated prices, but I don't see why anyone would ever buy there. Ebay, Selency, Vntg, etc. are more likely to sell at actual market prices.
Love the pics. Moved into a place in the 90's. Insurance agent told me, easiest way to liven up a cheap apt was to get good lighting. He was right, but I was too lazy to shop much. Only found one lamp that I really like.
It's an Ikea Torchère: kinda old now, just halogen, but I've always kept a spare "bulb" for it somewhere - replaced it every 10-20 years. I still like the weird pattern on the ceiling. :P
> Fun fact: “Akari” means light in Japanese, both as illumination and as lightness.
Wow! I love it when two languages have matching homonyms. I always wonder "what does it mean ?". Like, in English "second" to mean the unit of time and the place after "first" feels like two distinct usages. But it's the same in Spanish ("segundo"), which points to a deeper connection (and isn't so unsurprising given the shared roots of the languages): the unit of time is called that because it's the second subdivision of an hour.
The two usages of "light" in English are so distinct I'm quite surprised it's like this in the entirely unrelated Japanese language. Is this just a big coincidence, or does anyone know any deeper reasons here?
The first example is not really a coincidence: a second is defined by being the second subvision of an hour.
So that example fails to support any reason for akari matching light in English. But for the sake of argument here is another one: じゃり (giari, read as "ja-ri") in Japanese means gravel and in my dialect almost the same sound (giarin, "ja-ri-n") also mean gravel. Go figure.
Remember a saying of 5 individual light sources in each room as a rule of interior design. Very wholesome read, made me smile and look at my own lamps.
akellermann | 6 hours ago
xnx | 4 hours ago
gwbas1c | 3 hours ago
Oscalemor | an hour ago
shreddit | 3 hours ago
smallnix | 3 hours ago
smallnix | 3 hours ago
mholm | 3 hours ago
lejeanvaljean | 3 hours ago
orsorna | 3 hours ago
isoprophlex | 2 hours ago
[OP] farslan | 2 hours ago
jakzurr | an hour ago
criddell | 2 hours ago
It's a beautiful space though. He did a great job of cord management on his desk.
ryukoposting | an hour ago
petesergeant | 3 hours ago
dvh | 3 hours ago
johnea | 2 hours ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Henningsen
ch4s3 | 2 hours ago
johnea | 2 hours ago
I found it when looking for a lamp that doesn't expose the bulb itself, which is exactly what it was designed for.
function_seven | 2 hours ago
I guess would it make a noticeable difference to put an LED faux filament bulb in here? Or is it just not as fussy as I'm imagining?
atombender | an hour ago
ape4 | 2 hours ago
ryukoposting | an hour ago
jakzurr | an hour ago
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Ikea+KRUX&ia=images&iax=images
m4tthumphrey | 3 hours ago
dllu | an hour ago
m4tthumphrey | 53 minutes ago
dizzard | 3 hours ago
hmartin | 3 hours ago
tencentshill | 3 hours ago
needSomeCoffee | 2 hours ago
atombender | an hour ago
If you browse sites like 1stdibs or Pamono, you're going to see dramatically inflated prices, but I don't see why anyone would ever buy there. Ebay, Selency, Vntg, etc. are more likely to sell at actual market prices.
stickfigure | 2 hours ago
jackmalpo | 2 hours ago
[OP] farslan | 2 hours ago
hingler36 | 2 hours ago
[OP] farslan | 2 hours ago
ryukoposting | an hour ago
jakzurr | 2 hours ago
It's an Ikea Torchère: kinda old now, just halogen, but I've always kept a spare "bulb" for it somewhere - replaced it every 10-20 years. I still like the weird pattern on the ceiling. :P
laumer | an hour ago
losvedir | an hour ago
> Fun fact: “Akari” means light in Japanese, both as illumination and as lightness.
Wow! I love it when two languages have matching homonyms. I always wonder "what does it mean ?". Like, in English "second" to mean the unit of time and the place after "first" feels like two distinct usages. But it's the same in Spanish ("segundo"), which points to a deeper connection (and isn't so unsurprising given the shared roots of the languages): the unit of time is called that because it's the second subdivision of an hour.
The two usages of "light" in English are so distinct I'm quite surprised it's like this in the entirely unrelated Japanese language. Is this just a big coincidence, or does anyone know any deeper reasons here?
xandrius | an hour ago
So that example fails to support any reason for akari matching light in English. But for the sake of argument here is another one: じゃり (giari, read as "ja-ri") in Japanese means gravel and in my dialect almost the same sound (giarin, "ja-ri-n") also mean gravel. Go figure.
moecables | an hour ago
louiereederson | an hour ago
In addition to these also a huge fan of Anglepoise desk lamps, Lotte lamps and Mantis sconces.
Oscalemor | an hour ago
Oscalemor | an hour ago
Brought me joy as Kondo would have said
MengerSponge | an hour ago